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Similarly, there is now a recognition that history is best not paved over: that it is part of a sense of patriotism and national identity qualities the government certainly does want to inculcate.
ECONOMIST: Asian nation-building
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The isolation of relatively few collaborators and their punishment for treason was part of an urgent campaign to revive a sense of national pride and identity.
ECONOMIST: French writers
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There is no strong sense of a national identity or a national vocation calling for military expression.
ECONOMIST: Russia
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The side streets that fan out from it are home to a number of cultural and environmental agencies, including the Royal Film Commission and Wild Jordan -- and in this blossoming street network you get a sense of a new creative national identity sprouting up.
BBC: The cosmopolitan crossroads of the Middle East
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"On the other hand, there is this strong sense of patriotism and a bit of insecurity about our national identity, " she says.
CNN: Chinese tourism: The good, the bad and the backlash
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Some may base their choice on a deep sense of political allegiance or national identity, others find their paths steered by how their chosen sport is organised within the island of Ireland.
BBC: An Olympian spirit of generosity
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Many concern presidential speeches, which he wrote himself, hated giving but considered vital for creating the right sense of national identity for a new republic.
ECONOMIST: Vaclav Havel
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Ocalan, 49, said late last year he had little sense of national identity until he was a teenager, but was struck by the powerlessness of his poor, illiterate farming parents.
CNN: Nationalists without a nation
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This consensus marks a line in the sand, beyond which Russia cannot retreat without losing its sense of pride or even national identity.
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